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I don't think this has anything to do with whether we'll go after a vet who actually has played the last few years like Gonzalez. this is like the Izturis signing last year. When Gonzalez went down and Maysonette couldn't cosistantly hit and the waived player from another team(Ransom) couldn't cosistantly hit Izturis was given some playing time. hopefully Segura stays healthy and we don't need a backup much but also hopefully we bring in one more vet infielder better then this guy.

Yes i am. The Brewers can only afford to go after players who have perfromed well at the big league level and than injuries derailed them. it's a no risk signing. What did you expect, we were going to sign a $10 million/year free agent?

I'd be shocked, no, stunned, if he made the team. Brewers have a need for bodies while many guys play in WBC. Once Italy gets eliminated and Bianchi returns, I imagine Crosby will join the minor leaguers and see if he can hook on for Nashville.

2004 was a crappy year for rookies in the AL. So bad that Crosby got 27 out of 28 first place votes. The other vote went to Shingo Takatsu. Remember him? (yeah, sure you do!)Dave Bush even made the top 10. The Pirates even got rid of him. As Billy Martin would say if this guy's legit then i'm a Chinese aviator. But you gotta love an underdog!

Nothing lost by signing him to a minor league deal but probably not a real keeper.He was out of MLB for over two years for a reason. Nobody knocking on his door to get him on their team.Inconsistency might be Crosby's middle name.

Not that im the authority and its only my opinion but...We prob arent bringing in these vet. injured pitchers to hit a diamond in the rough and some experience.SO when are we going to hit the limit of position players being brought in?there are only so many at bats to be had

We probablly aren't bringing in any more veteran pitchers, besides the already signed Escobar, with injury pasts as the club seems now committed to the young arms after failing to sign Dempster. In regards to postion players Crosby is a minor league signing with an invite to ST. You can't have enough of these position players as they are not guaranteed MLB jobs and only make the club if they show something in ST.

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